St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

OF Cne puDllc debt. Ii necessary, we
favor such reduction of internal rev.
enue-eXcept on liquOrS-aS will pre-
vent the accumulation of surplus in
the national treasury, and we denounce
any attempt to abolish the tax On liquors
for the purpose of keeping up the pres
ent unjust, unequal and OnerOuS tariff
system. We call attention to and affirm
as sound doctrine and policy the follow
ing emphatic and patriotic language OF
President Cleveland:
Our public domain is our national wealth,
the earnest of our growth and heritage OF our
people. 1t should promise limitless develop
ments and riches; relief TO a crowding popu-
lation and homes to them and industry.
These inestimable advantages should be Jeal-
ously guarded and careful and enlightened
policy on the part of the government should
secure them to the people.
We demand that all lands of the gov
ernment be held for actual settlers who
are citizens of the United States and for
those who declare their intention to be-
come such. We are in hearty sympathy
with all people struggling to free them
selves from the environments OF deSpOt-
ism and especially does the long and
gallant struggle of Ireland for the price
less boon of home rule and the rights OF
manhood evoke our WarmeSt applause,
and command our heartiest good wishes
for speedy success. Labor being the
chief factor and great conservatOr of
free and liberal institutions, should
enjoy its full share of the common ben
efits derived therefrOm; therefore we
favor such restraints of the centraliZa-
ton and encrOachment of corporate
power as will bring the best possible
protection to honest labor, and
at the same time conserve
fha infaracfc Of hOnactlu QmniOVp6
capital. We favor such legislation on
the question of immigration as will pre-
vent the landing, for permanent resi-
dence, of aliens who are not willing to
declare their intention of becoming
citizens of the United States. We de-
clare our opposition to the importation
of contract labor, and we demand speedy
punishment of all persons melting riot
and revolution against republican III
stitutiOns. We denOunce the present
Republican state administration as
weak, partisan, personal and unbuSl-
neSs-like. We call on the people of
Ohio to turn out of power a state gov
ernment whose only apparent mission
is to augment expenditures, multiply
offices, create deficiencies and increase
taxation, with the bankruptcy of the
treasury as the ultimate result. We de-
nOunce the late Republican legislature
for its cowardly and hypocritical alli-
ance, through intrigue with the Re-
publican board of public works and Re-
publican attorney general, III scheme
whereby millions of dollars worth of
property of the state is to be transferred
to corporations interested in creating a
monopoly of transportation, without the
state or the people thereof re-
ceiving any benefit therefrOm. We
demand the fullest safeguards for
the ballot box, the punishment of all
who choose to corrupt it and the enact
ment of law making it felony for
corporations, capitalists and employers
to intimidate or attempt to control the
political action of their employees. We
favor home rule in the management and
control of municipal affairs, and de-
nounce the partisan acts passed by the
late Republican legislature to subServe
the interests of scheming politicians.
We demand the repeal of all laws which
deprive the electors OF the exercise of
their constitutional privileges. The
commercial and industrial interests of
the state require that equal use of all
transportation facilities be secured to
all on equal terms, and demand that ia
yoritiSm by common carriers and the
employment of corporate franchises to
be prohibited by law; and that pools,
combinations, trusts or conspiracies to
corner or forestall the market and to
fetter OF crush free competition be sup
pressed by legislature. We declare in
favor of a proper regulation of the liq-
uOr traffic, and believe it to be the duty
of all good citizens to aid in reducing to
a minimum the evils resulting there
from, and to this end favor the SubmiS-
sion of an amendment to the cOnStitu-
ton providing for the license of such
traffic.
The paragraph referring to Cleve-
land was well received and the other
sections were heartily indOrSed, and the
platform was unanimously adopted.
THE NOMINATIONS.
At 11:4O nominations for governor
were declared in order, and Hon. James
&. Neal, of Butler county, took the
platform for the purpose of submitting
the name of Congressman j. +. Camp
bell. He eulOgiZed his candidate as the
favorite son of Ohio, who had never yet
met defeat. and who, though young in
wears, had already achieved a famous
record for ability, efficiency, faithful
ness and honesty in the public service.
He claimed for him the support of the
aboring element, and the cordial coop
Grafton of the Junior senator for Ohio.
Cainpbell'S name was received, as was
also that of Gen. Powell, who was
placed in nomination by Charles w.
Baker, of Cincinnati, in a speech which
was general arraignment of the Re-
publican party, state and national. The
third and last name to be placed i'll
nomination was that of Congressman A.
Foran. Hon. Echo Nj. Heisly, of Cleve-
land. was his eulOgiSt, and his speech
was flowing and ornate. The applause
which greeted FOran'S name was the
most pronounced of the day, but it came
largely from the balconies and that sec
ton of the hall occupied by the Cuyahoga
delegates. Ex-COngreSsman Isaac NJ.
Jordan, of Cincinnati, seconded the
nomination of Campbell. After the re-
suit of the first ballot had been declared
the Campbell men made an unsuccess-
full attempt to force an adjournment.
BallOting was Immediately recon-
menced. Contrary to expectation, the
Powell men held firmly in line while
fhey received acceSSiOnS from the Camp
bell column. When this was recognized
by the FOran men, they made an effort
in the direction of sustaining Campbell,
but it was too late. Had the anticipated
coalition of the FOran and Campbell
delegates gone into operation earlier on
the second ballot, the latter would have
received seven more than the necessary
majority.
THE BALLOTS.
The first ballot for governor resulted
as follows:
Total vote. Observation-Disclosures. .-.65S
Poweil. 3e
Campbell. ....-................ .ZSd
Foran. .............. .:....-.-........:. so
2 There being no choice, second ballot
4 49, a .On TlaaC nd